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• ITMO Launches New Biotech Master’s Track With Geropharm

  A new educational track has been launched at ITMO’s Faculty of Biotechnologies in collaboration with GEROPHARM – one of the top three pharmaceutical companies in Russia’s Northwestern Federal District. The company’s R&D center has been responsible for developing the program’s curriculum, which includes classes that will be taught by GEROPHARM’s department heads. The track starts February 6. Keep reading to find out more about the new program and how it will benefit the students.

  25.01.2023

• ITMO Goes to India: Building the Future Together

  The formula to our success is partnerships and collaborations. We are where we are today thanks to the immense support from our partners like Parul University. Our bond with the Indian university has been very strong for years. Every year, many of its students visit ITMO along with their professors to participate in summer schools and internships. This December, ITMO staff members Ekaterina Rassolenko and Yulia Shik visited India to attend Parul University’s International Week. What were the main highlights of this event? What new opportunities can students expect? Let’s learn it all from Ekaterina and Yulia.

  10.01.2023

• ITMO Among Top Ten Russian Universities According to Forbes

  Forbes magazine has released its fifth annual ranking of Russian universities. ITMO University is among the top ten, placing seventh in the new edition of the list.

  26.12.2022

• Evidence-Based Education: How Data Improves Learning & Teaching

  If you want learning to be effective, you have to employ some tried and trusted methods – which are researched within evidence-based education. In this article, we look deeper into this field with Dmitry Abbakumov, the head of Center for Psychometrics and Learning Analytics at Yandex Practicum, and experts from ITMO, who talked about evidence-based education at Yandex’s Yet another Conference on Education. 

  12.12.2022

• Applications Open for DVIZH Academic Mobility Program 2023

  ITMO University, along with Russian Foreign Trade Academy, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, as well as Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia invite second to fourth year Bachelor’s students for a semester exchange at one of Russia’s top universities within the DVIZH academic mobility program. Applications are accepted until December 20.

  30.11.2022

• How ITMO Tackles Today’s Educational Challenges

  In the past decades, we’ve adapted to life in the VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) reality – but post-pandemic, life has become more chaotic than ever. In these circumstances, yesterday’s strategies are no longer enough to cope with the changes. To describe this state of complete uncertainty, the futurist Jamais Cascio has coined a new term: BANI. The meaning of this term, as well as why it should matter to entrepreneurs as much as teachers, was discussed as part of an intensive course organized by the Office of Educational Technologies.

  27.09.2022

• Student Spotlight: Dong Do, Vietnam

  Being an international student isn’t easy, as you have a lot more to do in order to sync with other students. And studying science in Russian can be a massive challenge. Can one expect any help from friends? Learn more about the opportunities and challenges of studying at ITMO from Dong, an international Bachelor’s student from Vietnam.

  22.09.2022

• ITMO.ENTER: Notes From the Orientation Marathon for First-Year Students

  At ITMO, you don’t just study – you also do research, play at Russia’s top student sports club, run your own projects, and build up your career. But how do you find your way among all these opportunities and make the right choices? For newcomers to ITMO.Family, the university runs ITMO.ENTER – an offline/online marathon during which the recently-enrolled students can get to know all about ITMO.

  05.09.2022

• ITMO Launches State-Supported Continuous Professional Development Courses in AI

  In collaboration with University 20.35, the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and other universities, ITMO has launched online courses for professional training in AI which will allow ITMO students, graduates, and staff to learn more about analytics, predictive modeling, and AI architecture. A major part of each student’s tuition fee (up to 85,000 rubles) will be covered by the government.

  23.08.2022

• Making Sense of the Russian Grading System

  Are you an international student hoping to get your degree in Russia? Prepare for your studies abroad by discovering features of the local grading system compared to others around the world!

  16.08.2022